Facts and Figures |
Patent Applications — 2024 |
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In 2024, the number of Slovenian patent applications at the European Patent Office reached
73 applications per million inhabitants.
This places Slovenia 13th
among the EU-27 countries and represents 48,3 %
of the EU-27 (152 applications per million inhabitants).
The index of patent applications in 2024 compared to 2023 is 101,6.
Italy ranks just ahead of Slovenia with 82 applications, while Cyprus follows with 64 applications per million inhabitants.
The highest number of patent applications is recorded in Sweden, with 468 applications per million inhabitants.
| Period |
Number per mio. Inhabitants |
SLO vs. EU |
Rank |
Data From |
| EU |
Slovenia |
2024
(2023) |
152,2 
(153,3) |
73,5 
(72,2) |
48,3%
(47,2%) |
13/27 
(13/27) |
2025 |
In the year 2024, the largest share of Slovenian patent applications is represented by the following fields of technology::
- Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (11,5%)
- Transport (10.9%)
- Pharmaceuticals (8,3%)
- Chemical engineering (7,1%)
- Organic fine chemistry (7,1%)
Previous year:
European Patent Applications per Million Inhabitants
European Patent Applications per Million Inhabitants in 2024
Index of European Patent Applications in 2024 According to the 2023
Number of European Patent Applications per Million Inhabitants and Index
Comparison of the structure of European patent application shares
between Slovenia and the EU-27 in 2024.
by Sector and Field of technology
By Sector
By Field of technology (top 5 and all fields by sector)
Source of data:
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Eurostat Data Browser - Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Eurostat Online data code: pat_ep_tot;
DOI
Source of data for Eurostat: European Patent Office (EPO)
Unit of measure: Per million inhabitants [P_MHAB]
Last update: 28. 03. 2025
- EPO - European Patent Office
Download site: Data to download
Data file: Patent Index 2024 - European patent applications per field of technology and per country of residence of the applicant for each individual year 2015-2024.xlsx
.XLSX
Last update: 24. 03. 2025
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